Cluster: Geopolitics

US tariffs: Trump cites ‘big’ trade deficit with Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 The US president briefly referred to the 39% tariff rate slapped on Switzerland during remarks to journalists on Friday.

International Geneva

80 years on: Hiroshima, Geneva and the global struggle to ban the bomb

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 Eighty years after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima, global spending on atomic weapons is surging. One survivor reminds the world what’s at stake.

What do recent events tell us about the risks and rewards of sticking to nuclear treaties?

Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Israel, Iran. What’s the point of nuclear deals if it pays off to flout them?

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Michiko Kodama, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

International Geneva

A Hiroshima survivor’s voice against nuclear weapons, 80 years on

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 A Hiroshima survivor recounts the stigma of surviving what she calls “hell” – and her fight for peace and a world without nuclear weapons.

Swiss diplomacy

How a Swiss diplomat experienced the end of WWII in Japan

This content was published on Aug 2, 2025 Eighty years ago, the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, precipitating the end of the Second World War. Camille Gorgé captured the moment in his memoirs.

Drug pricing

US sets deadline for Novartis and other pharma firms to lower prices

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 US President Donald Trump says he has sent letters to Swiss giant Novartis and other pharma firms calling for lower drug prices in the United States – or face retaliation.

Tariffs: right-left divide on the solutions to be adopted

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parties divided on measures in response to new US tariffs

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 Most Swiss parties are critical of the 39% tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but are divided on the potential solutions.

Federal Council reacts with "great regret" to US tariffs

Trade policy

Swiss government reacts with ‘great regret’ to new US tariffs

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 The Swiss government says it will continue to strive for a negotiated solution after the United States imposed 39% tariffs on the Alpine country.

Swiss position

Figure it out: in Switzerland, migration isn’t just inbound

This content was published on Aug 1, 2025 The high immigration figures for Switzerland make it easy to forget that not everyone who arrives is going to stay. ⁠

Geneva organisations

UN in Geneva calls for reform of tariffs on plastics

This content was published on Jul 31, 2025 The United Nations is calling for a reform of customs tariffs on plastics, which are lower than those imposed on alternatives, ahead of negotiations for a treaty to limit plastic pollution.

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